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Originally Posted by bagboy
Of course, everyone views things in their own way. The first paragraph of that story mentions el Nino and our "aging" executive golf courses. Two excuses for bad management in one fell swoop. The fact that you hire an Executive course superintendent, now being overseen by not one, but two supervisors (hardly turf management experienced), and top it off with the USGA coming as advisors is just incredible in my opinion.
And to top it off, our superintendent thinks aeration should be used four times a year. Knowledgeable superintendents that I have known aerate once a year in the summer, verticut twice a year with top dressing watered in, and over seed with winter rye in October. They manage weeds and disease during the cooler months, and fertilizer and nurture grass in the spring.
This el Nino narrative is a farce. In my humble opinion, of course.
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Until moving to TV have never seen aerification done in the winter months(grass is mostly dormant) and have always seen aerification when greens and fairways are in good shape. Can' imagine why anyone would put holes in a green when grass is NOT growing. How is the non growing grass going to cover up the hole caused by the aerification.
Do enjoy playing on over seeded greens and partially understand why they do not do this any longer. Greens will be bad for two months due to the planting/dying of the winter grass. Hopefully smarter heads will prevail.